Posts Tagged Ames Iowa
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Max’s Musings
By Max Molleston For the new year, I have taken 50+ years off the present, in this column. Set yourself at Ames, Iowa, Iowa State University (then College). If you are in your mid-70s, you could have been there on campus. This time of year, windy and cold. It was a long walk from Beardshear Hall ...
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The Iowa Straw Poll: Top-Flight Candidates, Serious Journalism and Us
In and Out of the Quad-Cities Contributed by Gail McPike and Toni Hall A couple of weekends ago, Iowa enjoyed the international news spotlight. It didn’t matter what channel you tuned into – it was all Iowa all the time. Somehow, the people of Iowa have positioned themselves as the bellweth...